Vertigo

Large hill of finger and plate corals on the edge of the channel. The coral ridge has several cleaning stations which, along with the currents, attract Manta Rays.

“Mi’l“ means “strong current“ in Yapese. A high coral ridge running across the main channel features reef fish in the shallower areas and attracts pelagics on the channel side where there is more current.

Short boat ride from the dock. Although mostly used as a training site, this site has patches of large coral with a wide array of marine life. Can drop off into the main channel.

South side of the island where the currents bring in the pelagics. Sloping coral from about 20ft/7m to several hundred feet/m. Plate, table, boulder, and finger corals everywhere.

Cabbage Patch is named after a bank of brilliant yellow lettuce coral set in a sloping wall along the southern reef. divers can expect clear water, a variety of hard coral, schools of fish, sightings of eagle rays hanging in the current, reef sharks, anemones and macro life.

Magic Kingdom is one of the richest environments along the southern walls. the topography is unique with a plateau of coral blommies to an infinite hard coral sloping wall. Rock overhangs and crevices harbor resting turtles, nice macro subjects and reef fish being cleaned.

This site is named for several rock and coral pinnacles that are cleaning stations for eagle rays. Eagles Nest is a drift dive that needs current to see it all. summertime is the season for drifting the southern Pacific reef.

The southern most tip of the island offers divers the most diversity of life and interesting topography where divers swim through the reef with life big and small. Yap Caverns amphitheater is one of Yap’s best environments for macro subjects at every depth.

Iro Maru in Palau is a very famous WWII wreck . The former Japanese freighter is about 150 m / 470ft long and lies a a depth of about 25 m/ 80ft. Nitrox strongly recommended.

To preserve the delicate eco system of the lake and the diminishing (non stinging) golden jellyfish and moon jellyfish there is only snorkeling allowed here. Very interesting ecosystem with non-stinging jelly fish that follow the sun around in the lake.